The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast

They're back! Now integrated into the weekly podcasts Aviation Safety Sessions are back in your iPod. This week Anais Radonich Galvin joins me in the studio for a discussion about Go Arounds.Fly Your Best,Jason

Ben Freelove from Tutima School Of Aviation Safety - Sean D. Tucker visits us this week and breaks down the procedure for doing a ballistic aileron roll. Enjoy TFP!Check out the On The Flight Line Sneak Peek page atwww.ontheflightline.com/sneakpeekFly Your Best,Jason

Class E airspace is often difficult to spot on VFR charts. This week on TFP I review where class E exists and how it is depicted on the VFR Charts. Please enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

This week we discuss 14 CFR 91.213, Inoperative instruments and equipment. What do you do when you find a piece of equipment is not working? This episode of TFP will go through the decision making process required to stay within the law. Please enjoy The Finer Points!Check out our new video website sneak peek at OnTheFlightLine.comFly Your Best,Jason

This week on TFP I answer an email regarding traffic pattern operations and give some tips on the early stages of flight training. Please enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

Is Skywriting a lost art? This week on TFP I answer an email from a listener 'Down Under' who is curious about the lost art of skywriting. Please enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

Happy Holidays Aviators. This week on TFP I lay out a plan for those of you planning on pursuing an instrument rating. Learn a methodology that will help bring focus to your training. Enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

Understanding the aerodynamic effect of flap application can be difficult for primary students. This week on TFP we are joined, once again, by Torea Rodriguez as we work to uncover the mystery of the flaps.Fly Your Best,Jason

Happy Thanksgiving Aviators! It's a Mail Call this week on TFP. I answer email questions on:-Using a GATS jar-Using an autopilot during IFR flight-Aviation gear for the beginning Pilot-Working while you trainAlso, there will be no Aviation Safety Session this month.Have a very happy holiday and until next time,Fly Your Best,Jason

ATC directives can be challenging, particularly in the IFR environment. Learn to break your approach clearance into components to understand the information you are receiving and hopefully reading back. Turkey Day is getting close and I hope you enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best,Jason

This week we visit with Mark Merrill. Northern California Wing Leader for Angel Flight West. Angel Flight provides a service that connects pilots with medical patients who need rides, visit them on line at www.angelflight.orgUntil next time ... Fly Your Best.Jason

This week we continue with landings. Learn specific exercises to improve your landings. Enjoy The Finer Points.Jason

This month we review an accident that happened as a result of the pilot not performing weight and balance computations before takeoff. Review the computation and graph method of determining whether or not you are operating within CG limits. Also learn a weight shift formula for when your passengers ask you, "Is it ok if I put this bag in back?". Enjoy The Finer Points.Jason

This podcast will help you differentiate the good from the bad during landing analysis. Learn how to divide the landing into five specific segments. Enjoy The Finer Points!Until Next Time,Fly Your Best.

AOPA columnist, Greg Brown, joins us this week and gives some advice on how to complete your flights safely. Sometimes the go / no-go decision isn't black or white. This week on TFP you'll hear some tips from an industry expert. Fly Your Best,Jasonvisit aopa onlinevisti greg online at paperjet.netvisit pilotsharetheride

This week we talk with Captain Rod from the Civil Air Patrol. Learn techniques that will increase your chances of survival in the event of an off airport landing. Enjoy The Finer Points! Jason

This week we talk with Thom Leveque, Northern California Regional Sales manager for Cirrus Design. Thom anwers some questions about the Avidyne Entegra Avionics Suite. You'll enjoy hearing concrete examples of why Cirrus believes the Avidyne Suite is a superior product. Also, hear an excerpt from our High Airwork CD and learn a few tips about Slow Flight. Enjoy TFP!Fly Your Best,Jason

Review the TSA requirements to begin training. If you are a CFI, be sure that you and your students are in compliance. The ASFP is doing a fantastic job at streamlining the process and can be found online at www.flightschoolcandidates.govAlso, I recently completed an online CFI renewal course with Gleim Publications and it was great! Visit Gleim online at their website, www.gleim.comOneSixRight is on tour and coming to a theater near you! Don't miss this beautiful movie. You can find the dates and times at www.onesixright.comUntil next time ...Fly Your Best!Jason

This month we examine a Cirrus Design SR - 20 accident from August. Learn from this pilot's descisions and improve safety in your own flying.Fly Your Best, Jason

This week we listen to in-flight audio of an F-16 intercept and discuss the importance of receiving weather briefings before every flight. Review the different types of briefings and listen to a discussion about the importance of talking to an FSS. Fly Your Best, Jason Visit Clarity Aloft at clarityaloft.com

Learn a procedure for clearing airspace that will help ensure you do it. Every time! Sometimes the secret to dilligence is having a procedure that never changes. Adopt this procedure for clearing turns and do it the same way every time. Thanks for listening and enjoy The Finer Points. Fly Your Best, Jason

Have you ever failed a checkride? Got Pink? This week on TFP we visit with our friend Lou Fields, a designated pilot examiner for more than 30 years. Lou tells us some of the things to avoid when preparing for a checkride. Also, listen to excerpts from The High Airwork CD as I throw in some of my own suggestions. Enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Mountain Flying Expert Sparky Imeson joins me this week for a discussion about some of the general principles of back country flying. This podcast is a good compliment to Episode 28 and Safety Session 6. Check out Sparky's website here www.mountainflying.com Until next week .... Fly Your Best!

This month we discuss Comair flight 5191 and discuss procedures that might prevent departure from the wrong runway. Be safe and fly your best! Jason

VFR Diversions are a skill every pilot should have down cold. This week on The Finer Points you will learn the order of operations required for a successful diversion. Practice this procedure before you ever go to the airport and save time and money. Enjoy The Finer Points!

I'm married aviators! The wedding was marvelous and we're back to work this week talking about IFR scan techniques. Learn techniques for scanning the instruments when you lose reference to the horizon and learn to avoid the common pitfalls. Fly Your Best, Jason

No lecture this week, aviators ... just my wedding! ... and this John Denver song 4 U. thanks for listening, we'll resume next week. Jason

Hello Aviators! We're back from Oshkosh and this week we're talking to Brian Terwilliger, producer and director of One Six Right. One Six right is a documentary film about the struggle for survival of the Van Nuys Airport. Learn more about One Six Right by clicking here. Well Aviators ... today is my birthday and I've got one to week to go before I get married. It's a great year so far and I thank you for your listening and your support! Fly Your Best! Jason

In this month's safety session we look at an accident that occured recently at Hayward Executive Airport, Hayward California. This tragic accident is a reminder of the dangerous inherent in this sport we all love so much. Be safe! Fly Your Best Jason

Dynamic Stability refers to stability in pitch around the lateral axis ... over time. This week on The Finer Points we wrap up our discussion of longitudinal stability by going over the three types of dynamic stability. This podcast compliments 'Don't Give Me Static, Stability - Aviation Podcast # 26'. Please remember that next week we are on our Audio Airventure publication schedule of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We will resume the normal program the week after Oshkosh. Fly Your Best! Jason

Do you perform magneto grounding checks before shutting down your engine? If so, what procedure do you use? This week on The Finer Points we welcome special guest Justin Louw, former Navy mechanic and owner of Oakland Aircraft Maintenance. Justin and I discuss the different procedures for confirming your magnetos are grounding properly. Eleven Days to Oshkosh ... one month to my wedding ... life is good! Enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Density altitude can be an issue for all pilots. Each year pilots from the flatland experience the effects of density altitude on trips to higher terrain and sometimes find themselves in trouble. This week on The Finer Points we have a conversation about the effects of air density on aircraft performance. Enjoy The Finer Points!

Departing class C airspace can be challenging if you are not familiar with the required radio procedures. This week we go over the correct procedures when departing class C airspace. One of our newest sponsors, Clarity Aloft makes one of the industry's most advanced headsets. Check them out online at www.clarityaloft.comThanks for Listening and Fly Your Best!Jason

In June there were at least two fatal accidents as a result of engine failures. This month we review these as a reminder of the importance of practicing simulated engine failures.Be Safe and Fly Your Best

Advection fog is the reason the coldest winter you'll ever spend is a summer in San Francisco. This week on TFP we learn about what it is and how it works. Also on this weeks show I introduce the Clarity Aloft aviation headset. Aloft Technologies makes one of the industries best headsets. For more information www.clarityaloft.comFly Your Best, Jason

AOPA columnist, Greg Brown, talks with me this week about the joy and freedom of flying. Listen while we discuss one of aviation's biggest mysteries - why do pilots spend so much time and money in training and stop flying when they get their ticket? Visit Greg's website at www.paperjet.net Greg writes a column called, Flying Carpet, for AOPA's Flight Training magazine. Visit AOPA online at www.aopa.org

Hello Aviators! Break radio silence! Learn proper communication techniques in a non-towered environment and contribute to flying safety. Review common traffic advisory procedures with this podcast and enhance your skills. Last night there was a beautiful full moon over the bay and I am looking forward to an awesome summer. Almost one month to Oshkosh and two months to my wedding! Wow. Thanks for listening. Fly Your Best, Jason

This week on TFP we talk to Gordon Henrie, a teacher to teachers. Gordon's book, "Instructional Methods For Flight Instructors" is full of invaluable knowledge gathered over 50 years of flying. Also, at the request of a listener we address tipping practices as they relate to line service personnel. Check out Gordon Henrie's website at www.imfi.net *NOTE TO LISTENERS - Gordon's audio is mono so please make sure your balance setting are centered

In 1996 a Gulfstream G-IV crashed at Palwaukee Municipal Airport. This month we discuss the importance of communication in a two-crew environment. Learn from this accident and improve your flying safety.

IFR flying is some of the most challenging flying you will do. To be prepared for it you have stay ahead of the airplane. This week we take a fresh look at using the 5 T's. Even if you are a VFR pilot you benefit from this podcast.

Hello TFP listeners! This week on The Finer Points we talk with Wright Bass, a local contract pilot who has had experience as a CFI, a cargo pilot and an airline pilot. Wright tells us how flow checks and dry time can really help with check rides at any level. Also, a reminder that the TFP / Zuluworks open house is one week from today at 3180 17th st., San Francisco. There will be music, snacks and us. :) The party starts at 7pm ... see you there!

Hello Finer People! This week we hear 'The Finer Points' of communications, especially the read back. Learn when it's important to repeat what ATC says to you and when it's not. Stay tuned through the outro and hear the antithesis of last week's podcast, 'A Classy Bravo Transition' - Part II. Enjoy

Learn the communications procedures required to transition Class B airspace. Hear in flight audio of an actual bravo transition. Often Private Pilots are not comfortable with complex airspace because as students they are taught to avoid it. Learn procedures that will make you a safer more versatile pilot! If you are a bay are listener click here for information about the Finer Points / Zuluworks open house, Thursday May 18 at 7:00 PM.

Mountain flying can be challenging. Avoid making the mistakes I made as a young instructor. This month's Safety Session is a story from my experience that will help improve safety in the community. Enjoy The Finer Points!

Listen to in-flight audio and learn the proper techniques for filing VFR flight plans. Search and Rescue is a free service offered to pilots. Unfortunately, in VFR flying it is rarely used. Perhaps this is because pilots are not familiar with the filing procedures. Well ... worry no more! This week's podcast clears that up. Enjoy The Finer Points.

Hello aviators! I'm back from Sun N Fun and I couldn't help posting a file about one of my favorite industry magazines, FLYING. FLYING was founded 1927 and is currently distributed to more than 1.3 million readers making it the most widely distributed aviation magazine in the world. This is a nod to aviation's oldest and most trusted source of information. Enjoy The Finer Points!

Static Stability is what we're dealing with this week on The Finer Points. We are going to work on The aircraft's initial tendencies in longitudinal stability. Look for a podcast on dynamic stability to follow. Oh, I look up to the sky!

Hi Friends, this week the whole industry is getting ready to head off to Sun N Fun in Lakeland Florida. On this episode of the The Finer Points we talk with Max Trescott, speaker at Sun N Fun and industry expert on the G1000. Max shares some insight into the benefits of glass cockpit systems and how to learn them. Enjoy The Finer Points! Own Your very own G1000 Book! The G1000 Book is now on sale in our store.You can Help support The Finer Points and learn how to use the G1000! Our Pilot Shop is located here. Max Trescott's site is located at G1000book.com

Hi Friends, this week we discuss the proper techniques for cleaning your aircraft windshield. Using information provided by LP Aero Plastics, we get to the bottom of which cleaners are the best to use on acrylic plastic windshields. Enjoy The Finer Points!

Hello finer people! One of the coolest things about podcasting is that it's global ... in this month's Safety Session we answer the letter of a friend down under. When over a city ... and the engine quits ... what about the freeway option? Listen here and continue the discussion in the new TFP Forum. Cheers, Jason